While India's ruling party Congress seems to be losing its steam, the Bhartiya Janata Party's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is finding increased support in the US. This might be a sign that the US lawmakers will have to re-consider the revoking of visa to the Gujarat Chief Minister.Dec 10, 2013

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal dismissed speculations hauled by Prashant Bhushan's statement on forming a coalition government in the Delhi capital with the BJP, since the political parties failed to form a majority during the assembly polls.Dec 10, 2013

In times when a wafer-thin majority can make all the difference, it will be the Lilliputian such as AAP that will give hope to democracy. But the decline of Indian democracy actually started in 1952, with Indian National Congress (INC) coming to power as a political party.Dec 10, 2013

After sustained protests in the politically unstable Bangkok, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra pleaded Thai citizens to participate in the upcoming election and implored the anti-government protesters to give up their violence. However, her emotional entreaties fell on deaf ears, with demonstrators poised to topple her.Dec 10, 2013

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has begun investigating the allegations of molestation against its newly-elected MLA Dharmendra Koli. The party also warned Congress opponent Veer Singh Dhingan of a defamation suit if his claim is proven a sham.Dec 10, 2013

The party has won 26 seats so far and is leading in five seats in the 40-member state assembly. This is for the fifth time the Congress has come to power here and the win is a consolation for the party that has been decimated in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi.Dec 9, 2013

Little India is located in central Singapore and is quite popular among the expatriates and migrant workers from South Asian countries, such as India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, as a weekend hangout place.Dec 9, 2013

In a sensational revelation, North Korea confirmed the Kim Jong Un's government has dismissed the young leader's uncle Jang Song Thaek for a series of criminal acts, such as financial squandering, womanising and doing drugs.Dec 9, 2013

For forming a government in the the 70-member Delhi Assembly, a party needs a majority of 36 seats. BJP including its ally Shiromani Akali Dal has 32; AAP has 28 and Congress just eight. And now with BJP stating its intention to be in the opposition, a solution that includes AAP is the only plausible way to avoid the President's rule.Dec 9, 2013

Nelson Mandela's funeral which will reportedly be larger than that of Princess Diana, Michael Jackson and Pope John Paul II combined, could be attended by at least 60 world leaders, the South African government has said.Dec 9, 2013